Has it really been this long again?

So, it's September and I've been tied up with this and that. Anyways, the Red Sox had a good handle on first prior to the All-Star Break and then they started to tumble. Reminds me of what they did back in 2004 so fingers crossed eyes heavenward. That team from the Bronx has resurfaced, though their pitching has not been very good. Their offense is staggering, hoping the slumps start, soon please.

College football, ah, yeah, the only good game I saw was the Minnesota v. Syracuse game where the Gophers took it to the Orange in OT! I shouldn't rub it in but I so very much dislike Syracuse, mostly because of my experience in college where I played lacrosse with kids from the Syracuse area (worse than Yankees fans if that's possible) and they were insufferable, sickeningly so. The Miami v. FSU looked good, too bad that the 'Canes have the 'Noles number in close games.

Tennis has shown itself to be interesting with the resurgence of Ms. Clijisters (have baby beat Venus) and Roddick's almost at the All-England final. The US Open in Flushing is pretty interesting, remains to be seen just what Federer can do to win that 6th in a row and pad his Slams total. I don't see Nadal being able to beat him on the hardcourts, just doesn't seem likely.

Brett Favre has returned, but he's playing for the Purple People Eaters and my Minnesotan friends are on the Favre bandwagon like nobody's business. He's kinda like the Buffalo Bills, Rasputin in nature, gets there barely and then when the pressure's on, folds like a napkin.

Tom Brady and the Patriots look, well, shaky, and that's not a good sign. Now I read that Seymour has been traded to Oakland of all places because of contract matters (what??). The AFC East is looking quite interesting, but the AFC North is the one to watch, I see Cleveland finally getting a winning season and Baltimore has a very scary defense.

Well, that's that for now - let's hope for an entertaining end of the season for MLB and I'm looking forward to hockey warming up (is that possible since they play on ice?). Happy September.

Strange things and not so strange

Well, Beckett gets screwed over this week. For some reason he lost the Cy Young Award to CC Sabathia, even though he had more wins, more quality starts, and was undefeated in the post season. Strange for certain. Boston College lost Saturday to an inferior Maryland team and they're still eligible for the ACC championship. Very strange indeed.

It seems that A-Rod has been in contact with the Spank-the-monkeys. That's hardly strange coupled with the fact that the Fagyankees don't want to deal with Scott Boras (what a jerk).

The Celtics are undefeated for the season, matching the Patriots current win/loss percentage. Most strange. The New England Revolution have an opportunity to finally win an MLS Cup which would be great and not so strange since they've been there three times over the past five years. I grew up with the Patriots and the New England Tea-men sharing Schaeffer Stadium (soccer does not belong on astroturf, except for indoor) and later watched the Boston Bolts play. The Revolution could really bring home the bacon for a soccer crazy area like Southern New England. Again, this isn't very strange.